Malum Malus

Malum Malus
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User(s)	Sabrina Spellman
Function	Prognostication of the future

A Malum Malus is a legendary apple used for the prognostication of the future on Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Description

A Malum Malus is a red apple that whispers secrets to the person eating it and grants them knowledge and sometimes shows them glimpses of the future. According to Ambrose, the Malum Malus is the apple of evil for men and the fruit of knowledge for women. The Malum Malus is located in the oldest tree in an orchard. According to Ambrose Spellman, the more it's seen, the more it knows, the more accurate its reading of the future will be. The seeker asks the Malum Malus a question and take a bite of it. According to Faustus Blackwood, the biting of the Malum Malus for prognostication of the future hasn't been recommended for decades due to its wild inaccuracy.

Throughout Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Part 1

Sabrina Spellman is having second thoughts about her Dark Baptism. Ambrose, then, tells her to find the Malum Malus. If it’s a man translating, it’s an apple of evil. If it’s a woman, it’s the fruit of knowledge. Sabrina is to bite the apple and in return, it’ll whisper secrets to her, grant her knowledge and occasionally show her glimpses of the future. To find the Malum Malus, Sabrina must find the oldest tree in an orchard. The older the tree, the more accurate it will be.

Sabrina finds the Malum Malus

As planned, Sabrina heads for the nearest orchard to find the Malum Malus. She and Harvey go together but end up separating. Harvey goes pumpkin picking while Sabrina heads into the hay maze in route for the tree. Sabrina passes through the maze, stopping at a scarecrow, before proceeding further. Moments later, Sabrina in attacked by the aforementioned scarecrow. Sabrina kicks it away and makes a run for it. Now it’s a chase, with Sabrina fleeing for her life. Unbeknownst to her, Madam Satan, from her office, is controlling the scarecrow, making it attack Sabrina in hopes of scaring her away from the tree. Luckily, Sabrina is saved by Salem, who rips the scarecrow apart. Sabrina thanks Salem, though she suspects that the attack was the Weird Sisters’ doing.

Sabrina's vision of the hanged witches

Sabrina is then guided to the tree by Salem, where she finds the Malum Malus. Salem hisses as Sabrina reaches for the apple, though she grabs it regardless and asks the Malum Malus if she should be baptized. A few seconds go by and Sabrina's once healthy, red apple, is now rotten and crawling with maggots. The Malum Malus almost instantly takes effect. Sabrina’s hands are now covered in blood and she finds herself surrounded by numerous dead witches hanging from a tree that's on fire, from which the Dark Lord emerges. As he approaches Sabrina, she spits out the apple, bribing her back to reality. Harvey, who has retrieved the pumpkins, soon approaches. He notices Salem, who Sabrina claims is a stray that she’s taking home.

Appearances

Part 1

• "Chapter One: October Country"
• "Chapter Two: The Dark Baptism" (mentioned)

Trivia

• The Malum Malus is a reference to the biblical Forbidden fruit.
• Malum Malus means "evil apple" in Latin.

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